Pg 23: Apologetic 'No, not really it was my own fault.' I expect you’ve done things you’re ashamed of too.' (Suddenly, to Gerald) All right, Gerald, you needn’t look at me like that.
Pg 23: 'I’d been in a bad temper anyhow.' Pg 23: '(Miserably) So I’m really responsible?' Pg 22: You knew it was me all the time, didn’t you? Pg 21: ‘(a little cry gives a half-stifled sob)' Pg 20: 'I was there this afternoon- (archly to Gerald) for your benefit.' Pg 19: Socialist View 'But these girls aren’t cheap labour – they’re people.' But t o achieve Grade 9, there is the CGP Inspector Calls text guide by CGP with 100x more detailed notes.Ģ/4: Sheila's Character Development/changes Now that we have understood her character, we will be able to better understand the context of her key quotes.īefore we can fully understand these quotes, we must briefly analyse her character development and find out why JB Priestley develops her character. She is the daughter of Arthur Birling and Sybil Birling, and sister of Eric Birling. Sheila is in her early twenties and she is engaged to be married to Gerald Croft. In the second and third acts, following the realisation that she has played a part in Eva Smith's death, she matures and comes to realise the importance of The Inspector's message. This is precisely how she comes across in the first act of the play. At first, JB Priestley describes her as giddy, naïve and childish, "a pretty girl in her early twenties, very pleased with life and rather excited".
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